isolate

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verb

1. place or set apart (Freq. 12)
- They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
• Syn:
insulate
• Derivationally related forms:
insulation (for: insulate), isolable, isolation
• Hypernyms:
discriminate, separate, single out
• Hyponyms:
segregate, ghettoize, ghettoise, cloister, seclude,
sequester, sequestrate, withdraw, quarantine, maroon
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. obtain in pure form (Freq. 3)
- The chemist managed to isolate the compound
• Derivationally related forms:
isolable
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Hyponyms:
preisolate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. set apart from others (Freq. 2)
- The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
• Syn:
sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart
• Hypernyms:
separate, disunite, divide, part
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
• Derivationally related forms:
isolable, isolation
• Topics:
psychology, psychological science
• Hypernyms:
classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, insulate